North Korea Developing Drones – Based On US Drones Purchase In Middle East

Defense News reports that North Korea is developing drones based on Raytheon’s MQM-107D, the so called Streaker target drones. These are used by the US Army in training. According to news reports, they got the drones by purchasing them from Syria.

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The Streaker flies at 40,000 feet at a maximum speed of 575 mph. It is used for missile testing. The North Koreans are apparently conducting tests by mounting high explosives on the drones.